• Siyabuddy of South Africa wins judges over with innovative solution to recycle waste, create jobs• World Export Development Forum puts accent on inclusiveness, sustainability and youth• More than 200 companies conducts over 1,000 meetings, strike business deals

Learn what drives the 26-year-old serial inventor and multi global pitch winner to make practical science a reality for students across Africa and beyond

Faster Customs, Faster Trade – Using Technology for Trade Facilitation calls for better and smarter use of ICT solutions to bridge digital divide for MSMEs.

ITC publication provides guidance for African businesses on how to best take advantage of the Continental Free Trade Area Agreement.

More than 1,400 delegates gather in Lusaka, Zambia, for the opening of the 2018 World Export Development Forum

Honourable Christopher Yaluma (MP), Minister of Commerce, Trade and industry (MCTI);Mr, Thierry Mutombo Kalonji, Director of Investment Promotion and Private Sector Development, COMESA;Mr George Okech, FAO Sub-Regional Representative for Zambia and Malawi;Ladies...

Land in Lusaka, Zambia, by 10 September to network with and ask questions to experts on topics ranging from agribusiness to e-commerce, packaging and export laws

Winner of the 2017 World Export Development Forum’s first-ever young entrepreneurs pitching competition, Michael Ocansey of Ghana-based agritech start-up AgroCenta, relives the journey ahead of this year’s event in Zambia

Big focus on jobs for youth, agribusiness, investment, the African Continental Free Trade Area at ITC’s flagship event in Lusaka on 11-12 September 2018

The business environment is changing quickly, and whether you are working in government, a big business, a small business or your own business, it’s important to find sustainable ways to keep learning, innovating and connecting.At the World Export Development...

(Geneva/Budapest) – The World Export Development Forum (WEDF), the flagship event of the Geneva-based International Trade Centre (ITC), will be held in Budapest, Hungary, on 25-26 October 2017, hosted by Hungary’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.With...

SpeakersMr. Hiran Cooray, Chairman, Jetwing Sri LankaMr. Pascal Khoo, Writer/Tourism Expert, MyanmarDr. Wolfgang Arlt, Director, China Outbound Tourism Research Institute, GermanyMs. Zoritsa Urosevic, Representative of the World Tourism Organization...

Your Excellency Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka,Your Excellency Malik Samarawickrama, Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade,Ms. Indira Malwatte, Chairperson & Chief Executive, Sri Lanka Export Development BoardHonourable...

Hon. Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Mr. Wickremesinghe,Hon. Malik Samarawickrama,ITC Executive Director Ms. Arancha González,EDB Chairperson Ms. Malwatte,Ambassadors, ladies and gentleman,It’s a great pleasure to be here in the beautiful city of Colombo,...

Small and medium-sized enterprises will learn practical tips to enter and compete in global markets through how-to workshops at the 2016 World Export Development Forum in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Opening Remarks by the Prime Minister & Minister of Interior of Qatar, Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani at the World Export Development Forum, 20th October 2015 - Doha, Qatar

(Geneva) – The International Trade Centre (ITC) and Qatar Development Bank (QDB) have partnered to create tools for Qatari small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to assist in the country’s economic diversification.QDB Chief Executive Officer Abdulaziz...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can tap vast trade opportunities in tourism by producing value-added goods and services and meeting quality standards, according to speakers at the World Export Development Forum (WEDF) in Kigali on 17 September....

Delivered on 17 September 2014 at the closing session of World Export Development Forum, Kigali, Rwanda.(CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY)Thank you Ambassador Ndayiragije, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Burundi to the United Nations Office and other...

Close to 65% of trade is made up of intermediate goods and services that form part of borderless production systems, known as global value chains.Countries looking to boost their share in world markets can find inspiration in the case of Costa Rica....

Emerging economies represent promising markets for sub-Saharan exporters. African countries can better capitalize on growing South-South trade, according to panellists at the World Export Development Forum (WEDF) in Kigali on 17 September. Trade...

(Kigali, Rwanda) – Africa is open for business. This was the unanimous message from business and government leaders attending the World Export Development Forum (WEDF), in Kigali, Rwanda. The flagship event of the International Trade Centre (ITC), which...

Discussions on the opportunities that regional integration and value chains present for SMEs to provide goods and services at specific points in the production and distribution process bookended the World Export Development Forum (WEDF) plenary session...

The first parallel session of the World Export Development Forum (WEDF) 2014, ‘Growing SMEs through impact investing’, featured a discussion on how countries can leverage impact investment...

(Kigali, Rwanda) – President Paul Kagame today opened the World Export Development Forum (WEDF), which is taking place in Kigali, Rwanda. More than 800 delegates from 73 countries are attending the event.President Kagame told the gathering that the right...

Incubators are designed to speed up the growth and success of start-ups through mentoring, networking and innovative ideas. They are relevant in a variety of different sectors, not only in information and communications technology, according to panellists...

Uganda’s Trade Minister says standards build trust in a brand

(Kigali) The International Trade Centre (ITC) today joined the United Nations’ One UN inter-agency partnership to boost youth and women development in Rwanda.ITC Executive Director Arancha González signed up to the One UN partnership during a meeting...

ITC’s Fourth Women Vendors Exhibition and Forum held in Rwanda from 16-17 Sept

Improving business prospects for women can help make a difference, says Ethiopia’s First Lady

(Kigali) Policymakers and members of the business community from India and five East African countries will discuss shortlisted sectors for export growth as part of the International Trade Centre’s (ITC) Supporting India’s Trade Preferences for Africa...

Business and government leaders to put focus on unlocking SMEs job growth through increased trade

Participants at the 14th World Export Development Forum (WEDF), which will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, 15-17 September, 2014, will have the opportunity to attend five plenary sessions featuring high-level speakers working in complex and dynamic environments....

Participants at the 14th World Export Development Forum (WEDF) in Rwanda next month will be able to select two of six parallel sessions to attend. The sessions will explore different aspects of job creation through exports by small and medium-sized enterprises...

Rwandan government officials and Trade Support Institutions Staff from public and private sectors learned new techniques on organising business-to-business (B2B) meetings at a workshop organised by the International Trade Centre (ITC) in Kigali from...

Kigali event in September will promote trade, partnerships and investment

(Kigali, Rwanda) - Investing in productive capacity, skills development and finding links to new markets are crucial if Africa’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are to take advantage of emerging trade opportunities, said ITC Executive Director...

ITC Executive Director Patricia Francis met with members of The Geneva Business Roundtable earlier this week to discuss areas of cooperation ranging from supply chain management training to members’ participation in an ITC-led initiative to increase...

Life is changing for 21-year-old Sreymom Heng, who lives with her parents in the village of Mreas Prov, in Cambodia’s southern Takeo province. She is one of 700 weavers who have seen a nearly 40% increase in their income thanks to the two-year ITC project...

World Export Development Forum participants have their say on event.

Susilo Bambang Yodhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia, opened the 13th World Export Development Forum (WEDF) in Jakarta by urging the 500 participating policymakers, business leaders and trade support institution representatives to ensure that businesses, especially small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), benefit from greater links between growth markets and the rest of the world.

Discussions on overcoming barriers impeding access to trade finance in emerging markets bookended the 13th edition of WEDF 2012 today. The event has brought together 400 delegates representing more than 40 countries from across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America to debate approaches to expanding trade flows between and within the world’s growth markets...

WEDF 2012: During a busy morning at the World Export Development Forum in Jakarta, three parallel sessions put focus on corporations, trade support institutions and smallholder producers.

WEDF 2012: Parallel sessions at WEDF’s second day shed light on how to integrate SMEs in the value chain, better promotion of services exports, and how to increase procurement for women.

WEDF 2012: Panellists at parallel sessions at the first day of WEDF 2012 discuss public-private partnership, the critical role of infrastructure to enhance competiveness, and how non-tariff obstacles to trade can be overcome.

Emerging markets will account for upwards of 80% total global GDP growth in 2012, driven in part by trade within and between these markets.

WEDF 2012: Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono today opened the annual World Export Development Forum, which this year is held in Jakarta under the theme ‘Linking Growth Markets: New dynamics in global trade.’

Slowing or negative growth in mature, wealthy economies is encouraging businesses and policymakers in developing countries to pursue trade opportunities in high growth emerging markets. While the shift in focus has already begun, many unexploited opportunities opportunities remain in inter-regional and intra-regional trade...

ITC urges policymakers at WTO’s Committee on Trade and Development to accelerate efforts to ensure gender equality and do more to empower women.

The 2011 World Export Development Forum focused on ways to develop sustainable tourism with the announcement of four projects to connect small- and medium- sized enterprises in least developed countries to the tourism industry.  Held...

The International Trade Centre (ITC) announced today the development of four projects to connect small- and medium-sized enterprises in least developed countries (LDCs) to the tourism industry. The pilot projects are the outcomes...

Mr. Ed Fuller, president and managing director of international lodging for Marriott International, has been confirmed to provide the keynote address at the World Export Development Forum in Istanbul on 10 May...

The 44th Session of ITC’s Joint Advisory Group (JAG) Meeting in December 2010 saw emphasis placed on the commitment to a partnership approach by the ITC, World Trade Organization (WTO) and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)...

The 11th World Export Development Forum (WEDF) held in Chongqing, China on 9–12 September highlighted renewed optimism and commitment to the export-led growth model and the necessity for trade, with a need to rethink strategies...

The 11th World Export Development Forum (WEDF) wound up here today with the more than 300 delegates from 60 countries expressing optimism about trade growth in the post-crisis era and reaffirming their commitment...

Trade strategies in the wake of the financial crisis need to focus on long-term sustainable growth, rather than short-term fixes. That is according to Ms. Patricia Francis, Executive Director of ITC, as she opened the proceedings of the first full day of the World Export Development Forum 2010 (WEDF) in Chongqing, China...